Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: William Lawrence Travis    
       Also known as: Lawrence Travis 1,2,3
                Born: Oct- 5-1896          in Wood Co, WV  4,5,6,7
                Died: Mar-  -1965           5
             Resided:                      in Maryland  5
             Resided: 1942                 in Brooklyn, Anne Arundel Co, MD  4
              Census: 1930                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 1)
             Resided: 1915                 in Doddridge Co, WV  7
              Census: 1900                 in Lincoln District, Tyler Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1942                 Bethlehem-Fairchild Shipyard, Baltimore MD  4
          Occupation: 1930                 driller for gas company  3
              Father: George B. McClellan Travis   (1876 - 1927) 
              Mother: Liva Belle DeLong   (1877 - 1928) 
                Wife: Nellie Virginia Sutton     
             Married: Apr-24-1915          in Doddridge Co, WV  7
                Born: Jul-26-1897           1
                Died: Feb-22-1951          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 2)
              Father: James Lewis Sutton   (1865 - 1942) 
              Mother: Missouri Meek   (1871 - 1910) 
           M Child 1: Lawrence Travis, Jr.      
                Born: ca 1917               3
              Census: 1930                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  
           M Child 2: Charles George Travis      
                Born: Feb-27-1918          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  9,10
                Died: Jun- 6-2000          in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH  11,10
             Resided:                      in Westerville, Franklin Co, OH  5
             Resided: formerly             in Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV  
             Resided: 1941                 in Doddridge Co, WV  12
              Census: 1940                 in Pleasants Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Tyler Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 farm hand on private farm  13
            Military: (enlisted 9/24/1941) U.S. Army, World War II  12
           F Child 3: Pauline Travis      
                Born: Mar- 1-1919          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  14
                Died: Mar-19-1919          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  14
              Buried:                      in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  14
      Cause of death:                      yellow jaundice  14
           M Child 4: Nelson Eugene Travis      
                Born: Sep-22-1924           15
                Died: Oct-16-1994           15
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Laura Imogene "Jean" Boyce  b. Mar-16-1928  d. Dec- 8-2003  
           M Child 5: Arthur Modock Travis      
         Census name: Modock Travis 
                Born: Mar-22-1927          in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  9 (see note 3)
                Died: May-29-2008          in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Co, MD  16
              Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery   17
             Resided:                      in Brooklyn Park (Baltimore), MD  17
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      electrician for Electric Motor Repair  17
            Military:                      U.S. Army, World War II  17
                Wife: Regina Tudor  b. Jul- 6-1929  d. Feb- 6-1994  
           F Child 6: Rose Mary Travis      
       Also known as: Rosemary Travis 18
                Born: ca 1931              in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  19,18
             Resided: 1948                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  18
              Census: 1940                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Edward VanCuran  b. ca 1926  
             Married: Oct-21-1948          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  18
           F Child 7: Living      

Sources:
(1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 204. 
(2) Death record of daughter. 
(3) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(4) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(5) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(6) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(10) Social Security Death Index. 
(11) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. 
(12) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(13) 1940 Census, Pleasants County, WV. 
(14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1565856&Type=Death. 
(15) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(16) Obituary - Hospital. 
(17) Obituary. 
(18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(19) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 

Event Notes
Note (1) He was not with family in 1940 Census.
Note (2) In 1940, location specified as Herbert Road.  Husband not present.
Note (3) Birth date given in obituary and SSDI as Mar 27 1927, but WV Birth Index and
other records indicate Mar 22 1927.







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